Aristotle

How does he differ
from Socrates & plato?

Aristotle was a scientific & practical thinker,
meaning he used his senses something
socrates told us not to do

He doesn't believe in the world of forms but
rather he says that everything that is real is in
the world we see before us., Everything we can understand
we can also touch

What is the teleological
system?

Aristotle believed that everything in the
world has causes that drive them to be
created. Each thing we see is part of
this system.

He divided these causes into 4
different types: The Material
Cause, The Formal Cause, The
Efficient Cause & The Final
Cause, He explains that The Final Cause is the ultimate purpose of
the thing, for humans he says that this is happiness.
However this is more than just the feeling and can be
achieved when virtue is a achieved, Doryphoros Example:, Material Cause: Bronze/Marble, Formal Cause: Perfect, male,
nude, wisdom, reason, Efficient Cause: Chisel/Hammer, Final Cause: didactic piece that teaches the
greek virtues of wisdom, perfection, &
beauty

Where do the forms reside?

He believes that the forms lie
inside the things themselves

Take for example the oak tree; inside
the acorn lies what will become the
oak tree

How do are senses differ
from other animals?

Animals differ by having he
power of perception/sensation

More complex animals show
the ability to problem solve, However, Aristotle argues that humans
have a special intellectual power called
reason which is the ability to
comprehend universals.